ENS Event | |
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18:30 Aug 15, 2019 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Lost and Recovered Gauge |
| Event Description | The following report was received via email:
On August 15, 2019, the licensee's radiation safety officer (RSO) reported to the Agency [Texas Department of State Health Services] that a Troxler Model 3440 moisture-density gauge (serial number 26417) containing 8 mCi of Cs-137 and 40 mCi of Am-241/Be was stolen out of a pickup truck at a job site at 1330 CDT. The gauge was found by the technician at 1930 CDT under a debris pile at the job site. An investigation into the incident is ongoing. Additional information will be reported in accordance with SA300. Texas Incident #: 9702 THIS MATERIAL EVENT CONTAINS A "LESS THAN CAT 3" LEVEL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL Sources that are "Less than IAEA Category 3 sources," are either sources that are very unlikely to cause permanent injury to individuals or contain a very small amount of radioactive material that would not cause any permanent injury. Some of these sources, such as moisture density gauges or thickness gauges that are Category 4, the amount of unshielded radioactive material, if not safely managed or securely protected, could possibly - although it is unlikely - temporarily injure someone who handled it or were otherwise in contact with it, or who were close to it for a period of many weeks. For additional information go to http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1227_web.pdf |
| Where | |
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| Langerman Foster Engineering Company Llc Waco, Texas (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | L06382 |
| Organization: | Texas Dept Of State Health Services |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+16.48 h0.687 days <br />0.0981 weeks <br />0.0226 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Chris Moore 10:59 Aug 16, 2019 |
| NRC Officer: | Andrew Waugh |
| Last Updated: | Aug 16, 2019 |
| 54223 - NRC Website | |
Langerman Foster Engineering Company Llc with Agreement State | |
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[Table view]Agreement State Agreement State Report - Lost and Recovered Gauge 2019-08-15T18:30:00 | |